779 finest hour Recipes

boneless blade-end pork loin with 1/8-inch layer of fat still attached to 1 side, honey-rosemary brine , recipe follows, olive oil, freshly ground black pepper, agrodolce grilled peaches , recipe follows, special equipment : 2 cups pecan wood chips, soaked in water for 2 hours; soaked rosemary sprigs or sage leaves, optional, low-sodium chicken broth, kosher salt, clover honey, sugar, black peppercorns, fresh rosemary, garlic , smashed, ice cubes, red wine vinegar, clover honey, peach nectar or water, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, slightly under ripe peaches, halved and pitted, canola oil

finding gold is really easy. i always go on saturday morning ., best spots to find gold is scraping the moss off rocks by the river or cleaning out crevasses in bedrock along the river shore. i scrap moss as it acts like the carpet in a sluice box and traps the gold that is washed down the river during the winter. i have had pans with hundreds for pieces, just amazing to see., i designed customs tools for scraping and getting the fine dust and matter off the rocks. well i am an inventor., nothing is better than sitting down against a rock at lunch time , having a great sandwich, ice cold water, the river is flowing by, the sounds of the water, birds on the wing, lizards scooting over the rocks, and there is gold in the bag., by bag i mean , i scrap the moss or clean crevasses, put the material in a special pail, place the pail under the surface and stir to get the dirt to float out., then i put this material in my pan , swish it around, work a little of the sand out and then tilt it back and let the water roll over the sand. bang! glitter all over. now most people sit there and pan out all the sand, get down to the black sand (iron), pan out the iron, and then put the gold in bottle. total waste of time., panning is strictly recreational. i have a limited time at the river and ever minute counts. i carry my 6 mil 12 x 12 inch zip lock bags. once i see there is color in the sand, it is dumped into the bag and i go get more material. this way i can collect the most material for the 5 hours i have to pan. this is a very cool way to get gold and developed by me., once i get home , i put the material onto cookie sheets and dry it in the oven. once dry and cool, i use a special magnet and remove the iron particles. once the iron is removed, i put the sand through different size brass screens to separate the larger particles so when i pan i am not trying to move large and small particles., sunday morning i sit in my recliner , a light over my shoulder and put a tbsp of material in the green pan in the pics. watching a dvd i start panning the material, suck up the gold and put in a bottle. i do this starting with the biggest particles, love seeing the biggest pieces of gold., i work all the sand i can on sunday and if i am down to really fine particles of sand, it is put in quart containers for another day. there are so many of these containers still not panned. 1 might say there is gold in the garage., if there is a river known to have been a producer of gold close to you, go out and give it a try. i have taught many kids to pan; 1 went and found a nugget as big as my nail on my finger. it was huge! rotten kid wouldn tsp give to me for teaching him. oh, its all right, i will find my own some day. what was cool was after teaching the kids they would go back and pan on their own and find gold. how cool is that, hope you enjoyed finding gold for fun. jj - thegoldminer

red potatoes (key ingredient for this, as they are much moister than russets), each wrapped in foil and baked until done (400 degrees for about 1 hour, just until soft when gently squeezed). when done, remove from foil and let them set out to cool down enough to handle, or make them ahead of time and keep in refrigerator (once cooled) until ready to use., smoked ham, cubed into bite size pieces (ask the deli to slice a 3/4 slice of smoked ham if you don tsp have any ham leftovers to use - be sure to use smoked, not honey, ham), tb butter, tb flour, teapsoon garlic powder (don tsp use garlic salt since there s plenty of salt in the ham and butter - you can mince a couple fresh garlic cloves, if you prefer), crazy mixed-up salt (about 1 tsp), pepper (about 1/2 tsp), half-and-half (gives you a richer sauce than milk), grated gruyere cheese, grated velvetta cheese, some thin butter slivers for topping

in serving to start the process, wash , rinse and thoroughly dry the new skillet or dutch oven to remove the protective wax coating. i recommend drying the utensil over a low flame to remove all moisture from the porous metal, 2-3 minutes., put two tbsp of liquid vegetable oil in the utensil. do not use saturated fat , such as butter or bacon fat, because this fat will become rancid during storage. use a paper towel to coat the entire surface of the utensil with the oil, inside and out -- including all corners, edges and lids., preheat the oven to 500 degrees f for 30 minutes. line a large baking pan or cookie sheet with aluminum foil and place the utensils on the sheet, with the pot upside down and the lid right side up, to prevent the oil building up in the concave areas., bake the utensils for 1 hour, turn off the heat and allow the skillet or dutch oven to cool completely in the oven with the door closed, 4-6 hours., oven and wipe with a paper towel. this completes the seasoning process, and you are ready to use your nicely seasoned cast iron skillet., everytime you use your cast iron skillet , it will become more seasoned. its a work in progress. be patient, the look will come with time., taking care of your cast iron will make it last forever ..

a ), high protein flour/bread flour, milk powder, bread improver (i omitted), b ), caster sugar, salt, instant yeast, water (i use milk and cut down to 150ml, since i use whole egg), drops of pandan paste, cut fresh pandan leaves as many as you have into pieces add with little water and user blender or mortar to lb and filter to get paste, can store up to 2 weeks in fridge), butter, raisins -soak for 1 hour, drain (i omitted), custard powder, fresh milk, sugar

parboiled rice , soaked for 4 hours, split black lentil , soaked for 4 hours, salt and baking soda

prep time : 30 minutes, cook time : 1 hour, total time : 1 hour, 30 minutes, carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice, eggs, firmly-packed brown sugar, butter, softened to room temperature, all-purpose flour, milk, orange juice, baking powder, cinnamon, ground nutmeg, chopped pecans, firmly-packed light brown sugar, all-purpose flour, butter, softened to room temperature, preparation, preheat oven to 350 degrees f. grease or spray a 9 x 13 casserole dish with cooking spray., place carrots in a large saucepan and cover with water by 1 inch. bring to a boil. cook, uncovered, until carrots are tender when pierced with a fork, 12-15 minutes. drain., place carrots and remaining ingredients in a food processor fitted with a metal blade (you may have to do this in batches). puree until smooth., spread into prepared casserole dish ., combine topping ingredients. sprinkle over carrot mixture ., bake 50-60 minutes ., my picture here does not have the nut topping

duck, washed, cleaned and patted dry, salt, white pepper, szechwan peppercorns, peanut oil, dried lotus seeds , soaked in warm water for 3 hours and drained, dried black mushrooms , soaked in warm water for 1 hour, drained, de-stemmed and quartered, leeks , white part julienned and washed very well, bacon , 1/8-inch pieces, peeled ginger, chicken stock for steaming, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, shaoxing, sugar, ginger julienned, butter

prepare your own confit of duck* (see note ), kosher salt, coarse black pepper, chopped garlic, duck , butchered into leg and breast, lard or grapeseed oil, note: the above ingredients are those you will need to prepare your own confit of duck, which should be cooked the day before because of the long slow cooking time. (please add 6 to 8 hours to the cook time and 20 minutes to the prep time.) alternatively, you may wish to purchase a pre-cooked confit of duck such as those sold in many food markets., heads belgian endive, olive oil, sugar, salt and freshly ground black pepper, unsalted butter, ripe mangoes, peeled and sliced away from the seed, strawberries, hulled and sliced, raspberries, for garnish

dried, peeled fava beans (skinless , split broad beans), soaked in cold water for 24 hours, dried chickpeas , soaked in cold water for 24 hours, yellow onion, finely chopped, minced parsley leaves, minced cilantro leaves, garlic cloves, minced, ground cumin, baking soda or baking powder, salt, ground coriander, cayenne pepper, vegetable oil, for frying, tahini sauce , for serving, recipe follows, pita bread , for serving, optional, tahini paste, more, if necessary , lemon juice, garlic, minced, water , as needed, salt

taro root, unsalted butter, salt and pepper to taste, peanut or grapeseed oil, recipe courtesy of susan regis , executive chef, island ducks, ginger, garlic, kikkoman soy sauce, sherry, sesame oil, julienned scallions, or more, taro root and taro chips (see previous recipe), duck jus , recipe follows, preheat oven to 350 degrees ., using the carcasses of the duck, place the duck legs on the duck, carcass. place legs and carcasses, in a roasting pan and roast for 1, hour and 45 minutes to 2 s., check periodically to make sure the, ducks are not getting too dark. they are ready when the leg wiggles freely to your touch, and they are a nice deep amber color. the skin should look crisp and rendered of fat. cool. once cooled, take your boning knife and cut through the skin right in the middle of the legs. using your hands, separate duck legs. (use your thumb to get under the oyster and gently pull leg from the bones.) gently use your fingers to pull out the thigh bone. trim legs a little to keep a nice triangular shape.

coffee can apple rolls, diced apples, broken pecans, granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, butter or margarine, vanilla extract, eggs, beaten, grease and flour two 1-lb coffee cans., in a medium bowl stir apples , pecans and sugar. let stand for 1 hour, stirring often to make juice., in a large bowl, stir flour, baking soda, salt, allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon together. add apple mixture. mix well, and stir in butter, vanilla extract and eggs. pour into coffee cans. tie a 2-inch strip of foil around top of each can. bake in 325 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes., let stand 10 minutes , then remove from cans. serve warm or cool with cream cheese.

caraway crescents, shortening, sugar, cake yeast, lukewarm water, egg, salt, milk, flour, caraway seeds, melted butter, coarse salt (kosher salt), cream shortening and sugar; add beaten egg. dissolve yeast in the lukewarm water and add to mixture. add enough flour to make a stiff dough. knead until smooth. cover and let rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour., divide dough into two portions. roll out each portion into circle ; cut in 8 wedge-shaped pieces. roll up each piece, stating at the wide end; shape into half circles. brush with melted butter; sprinkle with caraway seeds and a little coarse salt. place on a baking sheet and cover with a clean cloth dish towel. let stand 1 hour or until double in bulk. remove towel and bake at 425 for 10 minutes

equipment needed, use a stand mixer for this recipe. most hand-held mixers will not hold, up to the strength of this dough ., recipe tidbits, preparation time : 24 hours, croissants or pain au chocolat or pain au raisin or danish, prep time : 6 hours, cook time : 10 minutes, difficulty : expert, ok now the sissy part, lazy to do all of that., i make a 2# batch of bread in my bread machine. well up to the dough part. then i do the buttering and the chilling like jacques says., unsalted butter, loosely packed fresh compressed yeast, cold water, bread flour , plus extra if needed, salt, granulated sugar, whole milk, unsalted butter, room temperature, unsalted butter, room temperature, bittersweet chocolate, chopped, almond cream , recipe follows, hydrated raisins , recipe follows, almond cream , recipe follows, canned fruit, lrg egg yolks i large egg, whole milk

marinated onions, lg vidalia onions, vegetable oil, white vinegar, tb sugar, ts salt, ts pepper, ts parsley flakes, ts oregano, ts garlic powder, onions 1/4 inch thick , separating rings. ingredients are more estimated than measured, add or subtract to your own individual taste. mix all ingredients in a container you can cover and shake, keep in the refrigerator. marinade at least 24 hours before serving. you can continue to add more onions to mixture as necessary for up to four additions. after that, drain, make new marinade and transfer onions., marinated onions, yellow onions, thinly sliced, extra virgin olive oil, champagne vinegar, kosher salt, freshly cracked pepper, lemon juice, chopped chives, rinse onions under cold water to reduce their sharpness. drain and place onions in medium bowl. toss onions with oil, vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper. marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes. stir in chives., marinated onions, dry white wine, white vinegar, water, oil, garlic, stems of parsley, sugar, salt, cayenne pepper, chopped basil, dijon mustard, pearl onions, peeled, chopped parsley, combine all ingredients except the pearl onions and chopped parsley. bring marinade ingredients to a boil., heat and pour over onions. cool. refrigerate for 48 hours., when ready to serve , sprinkle with chopped parsley.

caramel rice pudding, cooked white rice, dried cranberries or cherries, pure vanilla, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, brown sugar, cinnamon, spray inside of 2 to 3.5 quart crockpot with cooking spray (or grease with butter). mix all ingredients except sugar and cinnamon in crock. cover and cook on low 3 to 4 hours or until liquid is absorbed. stir pudding. sprinkle pudding with sugar and cinnamon. serve warm. makes 8 servings

prep time : 30 minutes ready in: 2 hours, cook time : 1 hour yields: 12 servings, this cake is a very moist banana cake that travels well to pot lucks or picnics. it can also be baked in a 9x12 pan or an angel food cake pan., yellow cake mix, instant banana pudding mix, eggs, water, vegetable oil, mashed banana, sugar, milk, vanilla extract, chopped walnuts (optional)

rumprint cookies, unsalted butter,softened, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla extract, salt, all-purpose flour, nutmeg ,or to taste, unsalted butter,softened, sugar ,sifted, rum extract (or),to taste, nutmeg,for garnish, preparation time : 1 hour 30 minutes chilling time: 1 hour 15 minutes, cooking time : 12 minutes per batch, beat butter in large bowl of electric mixer until light ; beat in, sugar until fluffy. beat in egg , vanilla and salt; beat well. stir in, flour and nutmeg until well mixed. refrigerate dough, covered, 1 hour., heat oven to 350 degrees. have ungreased baking sheets ready., shape dough into 1-inch diameter balls. place 2 inches apart on, baking sheets. press down centers with thumb. bake until barely golden, about 12 minutes. cool on wire racks., filling, beat butter until light. beat in confectioners sugar, until fluffy. add rum extract to taste. beat well. fill a pastry bag, fitted with a medium star tip with the filling. pipe a star into the, center of each cookie. sprinkle with nutmeg. chill until filling firms, minutes .